CXUS55 KBYZ 011100 CLMLVM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 459 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 79R 03/20 LOWEST 8 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.5 47.8 8.7 AVG. MINIMUM 30.3 24.3 6.0 MEAN 43.4 36.1 7.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.53 0.79 -0.26 DAYS >= .01 9 DAYS >= .10 1 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.21 03/31 TO 03/31 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 663 898 -235 SINCE 7/1 4747 6063 -1316 COOLING TOTAL 1 0 1 SINCE 1/1 1 0 1 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 60/260 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 81/220 DATE 03/11 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION. ...MARCH 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR MARCH 2026. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1991 TO 2020. MONTHLY RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 0.53 0.79 -0.26 21ST DRIEST OUT OF 78 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.13 IN 2002) (DRIEST SINCE 0.46 IN 2022) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 43.4 36.1 +7.3 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.2 IN 2015) (WARMEST SINCE 45.2 IN 2015) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 56.5 47.8 +8.7 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.2 IN 2015) (WARMEST SINCE 58.2 IN 2015) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 62 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 61 IN 2001) 78 ON MARCH 19 (OLD RECORD 75 IN 1997) 79 ON MARCH 20 (OLD RECORD 72 IN 1997) 70 ON MARCH 21 (TIED RECORD IN 2015) 71 ON MARCH 24 (TIED RECORD IN 2004) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 30.3 24.3 +6.0 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 32.7 IN 1986) (WARMEST SINCE 30.6 IN 2025) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 52 ON MARCH 17 (OLD RECORD 46 IN 1972) 52 ON MARCH 18 (OLD RECORD 44 IN 2004) 52 ON MARCH 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1997) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$